Australia vs South Korea: Primary income receipts

Australia
73.91 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea
73.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
19th
South Korea rank
20th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197620002025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 73.91 billion BoP, current US$ against 73.02 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 892.00 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 20th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.